Phonics -art word family containing the /ar/ sound. Bossy r. Art, cart, part, smart, dart, tart, chart, and start. 12 worksheets. Multiple reading and writing activities. Using the- art word family to acquire a firm grasp of the vowel digraph -ar, employing repetition, decoding based on phonetic patterns, recognition, and regular usage are essential strategies. A brief description:- This set of worksheets is designed for kindergarteners who have already learned the essential CVC words and are ready for the next level, which is vowel digraphs. There are twelve pages of worksheets in this set. Table of contents:- Introducing the list of eight -art words as listed above. Each word comes with a verbal prompt, a picture corresponding to the word, the proper spelling, and then tracing the letters for spelling. Pages 3-7 are worksheets using the "I can ..." activities to learn further the reading, writing, spelling, and usage of each -art word in sentences. Pages 8-9 are worksheets for a quick assessment to see if the child recalls each art word's grapheme and spelling. Pages 10-11 are worksheets to work on the sight words:- 'make,' and 'have' to supplement the reading package. There are ten mini-activities to learn this sight word. Pages 12-14 are worksheets with reading and writing activities using the -art words to make a short story. Each sentence comes with 'fill in the missing letters' for each -art word or non-art word to help the child increase their confidence in reading and writing these words. (Please see the preview.) I have used these worksheets with my students and have seen increased confidence and competence in their reading and writing. I hope you will enjoy this resource as a valuable tool for learning vowel digraphs. Look for the following 2 phonics sets -ard, and -ark word family. There is a preview of 7 pages of the worksheets in this packet. Thank you for your kind interest.